hi there, i searched but only got stuff to do with games and not the hardware part,. my question is if i buy a palxbox360 will i be able to view it on my ntsc tv and is the power brick diff that ours, can i use it in north america..
Well I'm bored at work so I will entertain the question. If you purchase a PAL 360 and connect it to a NTSC TV it will not work unless you have a multisystem TV (Most TV's in North America are not multisystem). You would have to purchase a PAL to NTSC converter (average price is $50 - $70) to convert the PAL 50MHZ to the NTSC 60MHZ. Then you run into the issues of power. All PAL systems come with a power brick designed for 220 volts. The US uses 110 volts so it would not work, you would have to again purchase a converter to downgrade the power from 220 to 110 or you could purchase a 110 volt power brick. By the time you buy all the extra crap to make it work on an US TV you have almost doubled the price of the 360.
Originally posted by wileycb: Well I'm bored at work so I will entertain the question. If you purchase a PAL 360 and connect it to a NTSC TV it will not work unless you have a multisystem TV (Most TV's in North America are not multisystem). You would have to purchase a PAL to NTSC converter (average price is $50 - $70) to convert the PAL 50MHZ to the NTSC 60MHZ. Then you run into the issues of power. All PAL systems come with a power brick designed for 220 volts. The US uses 110 volts so it would not work, you would have to again purchase a converter to downgrade the power from 220 to 110 or you could purchase a 110 volt power brick. By the time you buy all the extra crap to make it work on an US TV you have almost doubled the price of the 360.
Actually, the 360 does support 50 MHz and 60 MHz output. The thing about the power brick is true though.
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PSVita: hardly ever play it
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I'm an American living in Germany and when I connect my NTSC 360 to a PAL ONLY TV it doesn't work (Picture has lines in it). I had to get a converter for it to display properly. As far as I know there is not an option in the menu on the 360 that makes it 50 and 60 MHZ. If so tell me where it is.
